Individual Details

John Bennette Cornwell

(14 Mar 1896 - 3 Feb 1961)

Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Saturday, February 4, 1961, Page 2, Col. 8: Florence---John Bennette Cornwell Sr., 664, father of John b. Cornwell Jr. of Spartanburg died in a Florence hospital after a heart attack at 8 a.m. Friday. He was a bookkeeper for Gardner's Appliance. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Waters Funeral Home by Dr. Edward L. Byrd. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, with the Rev. William R. Bussey officiating at 2:30 p.m. A native of Chester, he was a son of the late William E. and Frances Eleanor Cornwell of Chester.

Events

Birth14 Mar 1896Chester, Chester Co., South Carolina
Marriage17 May 1921Virginia Stone
Death3 Feb 1961Chester, Chester Co., South Carolina
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, Chester, Chester Co., South Carolina

Families

SpouseVirginia Stone (1901 - 1990)
ChildJohn Bennette Cornwell Jr. (1922 - 1999)
ChildJames Ely Cornwell (1924 - 2003)

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